James Robert Hoffman

James Robert Hoffman (June 12, 1932 – February 8, 2003) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of Toledo in Ohio from 1981 until his death in 2003. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the same diocese from 1978 to 1980.

Early life James Hoffman was born on June 12, 1932, in Fremont, Ohio. He studied at St. Meinrad Seminary in St. Meinrad, Indiana and St. Mary Seminary in Norwood, Ohio.

Hoffman was ordained to the priesthood at St. Ann's Church in Fremont by Bishop George Rehring for the Diocese of Toledo on July 28, 1957. He then served as a curate at the following Ohio parishes:

St. Peter's in Mansfield St. Joseph's in Marblehead Blessed Sacrament in Toledo He suspended Fisher in 2002 due to "the media climate," but said he had no plans to remove other such priests. He is buried at St. Ann Cemetery in Fremont.